WorldFestivalAssociation

INVITATION

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the International Cultural Festival in Safi, Morocco. This festival offers a unique opportunity for folklore groups, music ensembles, and cultural performers from around the world to showcase their art, share traditions, and engage in international cultural exchange. Participants will perform, attend workshops, and explore the rich cultural heritage of Morocco while creating lasting friendships with artists from around the globe.

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
Performance Details: Free program performance of 30 minutes. Each group will also present a 5-minute presentation of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies. Categories include folk dance groups, folklore instruments, music groups, folklore songs, folkloric fairy tales, and rituals. Participants must be 12 years or older, with a maximum of 40 people per group. Groups should bring small gifts for exchange, national flags, and a visible panel displaying the group’s name. All groups must provide a brief history, photos, videos, and promotional materials for festival publicity.

Participation includes attendance at international cultural exchange workshops, lectures, and exhibitions. After submitting the application form and making an advance payment, the organizer will send an official invitation letter. The remaining participation fee must be paid 60 days prior to arrival. Arrival will be at Marrakech “Menara” Airport, with transfers provided to the hotel in Safi.

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Accommodation is provided in a 3-star hotel within walking distance of Safi’s art center. Rooms are arranged in triple, double, or single occupancy.

Participation Fees:
Triple room: 350 Euro per person for 5 days/4 nights on a bed and breakfast basis, including one dinner.
Double room: 400 Euro per person for 5 days/4 nights on a bed and breakfast basis, including one dinner.
Single room: 450 Euro per person for 5 days/4 nights on a bed and breakfast basis, including one dinner.

Free Participant Offer: One free participant for every 20 paying participants (20+1).

The fee includes festival organization, concerts and performances on the main stage (3 performances), diplomas and certificates, hotel accommodation with breakfast and one dinner per day, stage with sound and lighting, official group photo and DVD, bus transfers from the airport, cultural workshops, exhibitions, lectures, films, and marketing/advertising costs.

Not included: Flights to and from Morocco, insurance, and domestic transfers within Morocco.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Day 1: Arrival in Safi, meet & greet by festival representatives, hotel check-in, sightseeing tour, rehearsals at the city art center, and fellowship event.

Day 2: Breakfast, cultural workshops, collaboration with local youth community, opening ceremony at 18:00 with 5–10 minute presentations by each group in national costumes, grand fiesta and fellowship with Safi officials, dinner.

Day 3: Breakfast, international cultural exchange workshops (13:00–15:00), grand performance on the festival main stage (18:00–23:00), dinner or optional excursion.

Day 4: Breakfast, free time for workshops, purchasing local art, and lectures, closing ceremony and awards at 18:00, fellowship event, “Arabian Disco” with a local DJ, Moroccan tea ceremony.

Day 5: Breakfast, optional trip to Essaouira by request, departure to Marrakech Airport.

EXCURSIONS INFORMATION
Available optional excursions (additional cost): Guided tours to Essaouira, Casablanca, and Marrakech.

Cultural Workshops and Activities: International cultural exchange workshops, opportunities to purchase local art and souvenirs, lectures on Moroccan history and culture. Excursions are available upon request and are extra.